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What readers want to know
How spicy is The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy?
It's 3 out of 5 on the Loracle heat scale (Spicy). On-page intimacy, but the story comes first.
Does The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy have trigger warnings?
Yes. Readers flag 9 content warnings, including murder, violence and blood. The full list is below.
Is The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy a standalone?
It's the first book in Dearly Beloathed.
Spice level
3 of 5 · Spicy
SweetClosed door
WarmFade to black
SpicyA few open-door scenes
SteamyFrequent and explicit
ScorchingVery explicit
Tropes
What's in it
Content warnings
Before you start
9 content warnings
About the book
The story
A bookish healer and a gentleman assassin are forced to work together, and the sparring turns into something else.
Series
Dearly Beloathed, in order
- 1The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy2025 · You're here
- 2The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy2026
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